| Report Last Updated: 04.09.2008 |
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| Report Last Updated: 04.09.2008 |
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Velocity
Improvement Change
of Operations May
2008 Yellow
Transportation, Inc. Printed 4-9-08 GENERAL
OPERATING STATEMENT In
February 2005, Yellow Transportation, in cooperation with the
International Brotherhood of Teamsters, implemented its first
Service Enhancement Change of Operations. With
the success of that specific Change of Operations which was
part and parcel to its simultaneously filed Premium Service
Change of Operations, Yellow Transportation has now positioned
itself as a viable and serious competitor for business in the
same day, next day, two day and three day markets. This
Velocity Improvement Change of Operations, which is part and
parcel to the simultaneous filing of Yellow Transportations
first Utility Employee Change of Operations, will allow Yellow
Transportation to continue its program of significantly
reducing transit times on behalf of our customers. However,
we are well behind our primary competitors in that regard and
cannot afford to delay any longer. Within
the scope of these Change of Operations, over 15,000 service
lanes will be positively impacted with reduced service times.
Yellow Transportation is committed to re-engineering its city
pickup and delivery operation, as well as speed up the
outbound processing of our customers shipments to meet the
outbound cut times required of the same day, next day, two day
and three day markets. In
today’s environment, Yellow Transportation is faced with the
increasing growth of non-union carriers, freight consolidators
and other unionized carriers who have established
service schedules in all markets that place Yellow
Transportation in a non competitive position. This
Change of Operations will be primarily comprised of the
following segments: ·
Yellow will
expand its present operations at the original three (3)
velocity sort centers established in 2005. Coldwater, Michigan
– Cincinnati, Ohio and Richfield, Ohio. ·
Yellow will
establish nine (9) new velocity sort centers as follows: ·
Charlotte, North
Carolina ·
Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania ·
Maybrook, New
York ·
Memphis,
Tennessee ·
Nashville,
Tennessee ·
Richmond,
Virginia ·
San Antonio,
Texas ·
Shreveport,
Louisiana ·
St. Louis,
Missouri ·
At startup, over
10,000 daily shipments will be impacted with a service
improvement of at least one (1) day. ·
By re-engineering
some segments of our line-haul operation in addition to
placing road drivers in select end of line terminals, this
Multi-Region Change of Operations will allow Yellow
Transportation to continue to provide a competitive service,
secure additional revenue and provide new Union jobs. ·
With this Change
of Operations, Yellow will reduce and/or eliminate portions of
its sleeper team operation. ·
With this Change
of Operations, Yellow will establish single man meet and turn
runs as an overlay to some existing through runs. Yellow
Transportation will continue its current operation per past
Changes of Operations and decisions, agreements in place
between Local Unions and the Company, except for the changes
as specifically addressed in this document, in meetings with
the Local Unions involved and the transcripts of this hearing. All
employees accepting transfer under this Change of Operations
will work under the National Master Freight Agreement, the
applicable Supplemental Agreements, work rules, rates of pay
and conditions in effect at the terminal/domicile to which
they transfer. No past practices will follow employees
to their new locations. The
routes defined in this Change of Operations describe the
primary means to move traffic. Primary does not mean
exclusive. All dispatches will be in compliance with the
National Master Freight Agreement and applicable supplements. The
Company reserves the right to run vias, reversals, meets and
turns, and other alternate methods of dispatch to maintain
balance, reduce empty miles, utilizing our employees' hours of
service so as to provide a high level of service to our
consumers. The
Company reserves the right on all meet-turn runs, based on
operational needs to run drivers through to destination. Although
this Change of Operations does not address the use of rail,
the Company will maintain its current capabilities of using
rail as a substitute service to move its overflow and
imbalances of schedules and traffic, which occur throughout
our system. Yellow Transportation has utilized this service as
referenced in past Changes of Operations and
agreements:MC-CO-18-9/86; MC-CO-18-7/87; MC-CO –1-6/90;
MC-CO-Y1-7/92; MR-ICO-3-8/94; MR-CO-3-8/94: MC-ICO-2-3/97;
MR-CO-5-3/97, and other Changes of Operations, which address
the Company’s existing use of rail as a substituted service.
These
methods of operation are not in conflict with any agreement
with the various Local Unions, nor do they run congruent to
the provisions of Article 29 Section 1, of the National Master
Freight Agreement, as they have been in effect and
historically applied prior to April 1, 1994. Nothing in this
Change of Operations is meant to alter or change the terms and
conditions of the National Master Freight Agreement or any
supplemental agreements under which the company operates. BIDDING As
the gaining and losing numbers in the shop and office portions
of this proposed Change of Operations are even, the Company
proposes, consistent with Article 8 Section 6 of the National
Master Freight Agreement, that there be no window period or
hold provisions. As
this Velocity Improvement Change of Operations must be
implemented simultaneously and is part and parcel to Yellow
Transportation’s Utility Employee Change of Operations which
will have an effect on both road driver positions and local
cartage positions, the Company will comply with the seniority
decision rendered by the committee, however would put forward
the following job opportunity proposal for the
Multi Region Change of Operations and National Utility
Employee Review Committee’s consideration:
When
approved, the Company will utilize a telephone bid procedure
in conjunction with the decision on this specific Change of
Operation and Yellow Transportation’s Velocity Improvement
Change of Operation, utilizing master seniority lists at
losing domiciles. The sign-up sheets will be posted at losing
domiciles for a period of seven (7)
days and the telephone bid will take place as agreed upon at
the Change of Operations hearing. Moving
expenses in this Velocity Improvement Change of Operations
will be handled in accordance with the provisions contained in
Article 8, Section 6 of the National Master Freight Agreement. However,
Yellow Transportation proposes to give the option to employees
who transfer under the provisions of this change, an
opportunity to elect to receive a lump sum of $3,150.00, less
tax liability, in lieu of temporary living expenses. Should
this option be accepted by the Committee, we ask that those
employees accepting re-domicile under the provisions of
Article 8 Section 6c, Moving Expenses, notify the company at
the time of the telephone bid, as to their choice of the lump
sum or the traditional payment for lodging. Any
employee who elects to bid into an Over-the-Road or Utility
Employee work opportunity must be or must be willing to become
driver qualified and possess a current CDL prior to accepting
a work transfer. The training provisions of Article 8 shall
apply. Employees
electing to bid into local cartage positions at
Coldwater, Michigan, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania,
Richmond, Virginia, San Antonio, Texas and Shreveport,
Louisiana must be or must be willing to become CDL qualified
in accordance with the provisions of Article 8 of the National
Master Freight Agreement.. The
Company would request a 60 day period prior to re-bidding the
domiciles in this Change of Operations in order to review
changes in daily trips between origin and destination. Yellow
Transportation would propose a cutoff date for any new hire of
April 1, 2008. Those attaining seniority after this date shall
not be eligible to participate in the bid. Yellow
Transportation would further propose that April 1, 2008 be
utilized as a date to determine active status (layoff vs.
active). The
company will utilize a telephone bid procedure, utilizing
master seniority lists at losing domiciles. The sign-up sheets
will be posted at losing domiciles for seven (7) days. The
bid will take place as agreed to upon the record of the Change
of Operations hearing. The
company seeks to implement the Change of Operations no sooner
than Sunday, May 25, 2008. In
today’s economic environment and excess industry capacity,
the Company’s opportunity to grow revenue diminishes daily.
It is essential that this Velocity Improvement Change of
Operations be approved by the Multi-Region Change of
Operations Committee at the hearing and implemented as
proposed, which is no sooner than Sunday,
May 25, 2008 to avoid the consequences of lost revenue and
jobs. EASTERN REGION
LOCAL UNIONS Teamsters Local 25 544 Main St. Boston, Massachusetts 02129-1113 Teamsters Local 29 29 Stoneridge Drive Suite 207 Waynesboro, Virginia 22980 Teamsters Local 71 Post Office Box 560248 5000 N. Tryon St. Charlotte, North Carolina 28213 Teamsters Local 107 2845 Southampton Road Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19154 Teamsters Local 110 Post Office Box 180 153 Ebony Road Ebensburg, Pennsylvania 15931 Teamster Local 170 330 Southwest Cutoff Suite 201 Worcester, Massachusetts 01607-0634 Teamsters
Local 171 2015
Melrose Avenue, NW Roanoke,
Virginia 24017 Teamsters Local 175 4515 Maccorkle Avenue S.E. Charleston, West Virginia 25364 Teamsters Local 229 3104 N. Main Avenue Scranton, Pennsylvania 18508-1434 Teamsters
Local 251 121
Brightridge Ave. East
Providence, Rhode Island 02914 Teamsters
Local 294 890
3rd Street Albany,
New York 12206 Teamsters
Local 317 Post
Office Box 11037 566
Spencer Street Syracuse, New York 13204
Teamsters Local 326 451 E. New Churchmans Road New Castle, Delaware 19720 Teamsters
Local 355 1030
S. Dukeland Street Baltimore,
Maryland 21223 Teamsters
Local 391 Post
Office Box 35405 3100
Sandy Ridge Road Colfax,
NC 27235 Teamsters
Local 391 6317
Angus Drive Raleigh,
North Carolina 27617 Teamsters
Local 404 Post Office Box 1370 115 Progress Ave. Springfield, Massachusetts 01101 Teamsters Local 449 2175 Williams Street Buffalo, New York 14206 Teamsters Local 509 1213 State Street Cayce, South Carolina 29033 Teamsters
Local 592 3705 Carolina Avenue Richmond, Virginia 23222 Teamsters Local 597 Post Office Box 227 Quarry Hill Road South Barre, Vermont 15670-0277 Teamsters
Local 633 Post Office Box 870 Manchester, New Hampshire 03105 Teamsters Local 639 3100 Ames Place N.E. Washington, D.C. 20018 Teamsters Local 641 714 Rahway Avenue Union, New Jersey 07083 Eastern Region Local Unions - Continued Teamsters Local 653 471 Prospect St. P.O. Box 4140 Brockton, MA 02303 Teamsters Local 671 22 Britton Drive Bloomfield, Connecticut 06002 Teamsters Local 687 14 Elm Street Potsdam, New York 1367 Teamsters Local 707 14 Front Street Hempstead, New York 11550 Teamsters Local 771 1025 North Duke Street Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17602 Teamsters
Local 776 2552
Jefferson Street Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania 17110 Teamsters
Local 992 10312
Remington Drive Hagerstown,
Maryland 21740 CENTRAL
REGION LOCAL UNIONS Teamsters Local 7 3330
Miller Road Kalamazoo,
Michigan 49001 Teamsters
Local 20 435
S. Hawley St. Toledo,
Ohio 43609 Teamsters
Local 41 4501
Emanuel Cleaver II Blvd Kansas
City, Missouri 64130 Teamsters
Local 50 P.O.
Box 140 Belleville,
Illinois 62222 Teamsters
Local 89 3813
Taylor Boulevard Louisville,
Kentucky 40215 Teamsters
Local 100 2100
Oak Road Cincinnati,
Ohio 45241 Teamster
Local 135 1233
Shelby Street Indianapolis,
Indiana 46203 Teamsters
Local 135 125
South 8th Street Terre
Haute, Indiana 47802 Teamster
Local 200 6200
West Bluemound Road Milwaukee,
Wisconsin 53201 Teamster
Local 236 P.O.
Box 7454 Paducah,
Kentucky 42002 Teamster
Local 245 1850
East Division Street Springfield,
Missouri 65803 Teamsters
Local 299 2741
Trumbull Avenue Detroit,
Michigan 48216 Teamsters
Local 364 2405
East Edison Road South
Bend, Indiana 46615 Teamster
Local 371 7909
42nd Street Rock
Island, Illinois 61201 Teamsters
Local 377 1223
Teamsters Road Youngstown,
Ohio 44502-1348 Teamsters
Local 406 3315
Eastern Ave. S.E. Grand
Rapids, Michigan 49508 Teamsters
Local 407 3701
Bosworth Road, Room 204 Cleveland,
Ohio 44111 Teamsters
Local 413 555
East Rich Street Columbus,
Ohio 43215 Teamster
Local 414 2644
Cass Street Fort
Wayne, Indiana 46808 Teamsters
Local 486 805
Bridgeview South Saginaw,
Michigan 48604 Teamster
Local 600 161
Weldon Parkway Maryland
Heights, Missouri 63043 Teamsters
Local 627 7101
North Allen Road Peoria,
Illinois 61614 Teamsters
Local 651 100
Blue Sky Parkway Lexington,
Kentucky 40509-9418 Teamsters
Local 673 1050
Roosevelt Road West
Chicago, Illinois 60185 Teamsters
Local 710 4217
So. Halsted Street Chicago,
Illinois 60609 Teamster
Local 722 344
North 30th Road LaSalle,
Illinois 61301 Central
Region Local Unions Continued Teamster
Local 833 230
West Dunklin Jefferson
City, Missouri 65101 Teamsters
Local 957 P.O.
Box 13357 Dayton,
Ohio 45413-0357 SOUTHERN REGION
LOCAL UNIONS
Teamsters Local 217 Teamsters Local 373 Hamilton Hills Shopping Center P.O. Box 6268 4341 Phoenix Jackson, Tennessee 38305 Fort Smith, Arkansas 72903 Teamsters Local 402 Teamsters Local 480 2208 East 2nd Street 1050 Cornelia Street Muscle Shoals, Alabama 35661 Nashville, Tennessee 37217 Teamsters Local 528 Teamsters Local 519 2540 Lakewood Ave S.W. 2306 Montclair Avenue Atlanta, Georgia 30315 Knoxville, Tennessee 37917 Teamsters Local 568 Teamsters Local 549 P.O. Box 7805 2857 Hwy 11-w Shreveport, Louisiana 71137 Blountville, Tennessee 37617-3607 Teamsters Local 657 Teamsters Local 612 8214 Roughrider P.O. Box 190008 San Antonio, Texas 78239 Birmingham, Alabama 35219 Teamsters Local 728 Teamsters Local 667 2540 Lakewood Ave SW 796 East Brooks Avenue Atlanta, Georgia 30315 Memphis, Tennessee 38116 Teamsters Local 878 Teamsters Local 745 P.O. Box 190070 107 Jonelle Street Little Rock, Arkansas 72219 Dallas, Texas 75217 Teamsters Local 891 Teamsters Local 886 2560 Valley Street P.O. Box 950200 Jackson, Mississippi 39204 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73195-0200 Teamsters Local 988 4303 North Sam Houston Parkway E Houston, Texas 77032
CENTRAL REGION CHICAGO, ILLINOIS PRESENT
OPERATION Chicago,
IL currently serves as a Corridor Hub and Distribution Center.
PROPOSED
OPERATION ·
As a result of
this Velocity Sort Center Change of Operations as described
within, the Chicago, IL Distribution Center will be minus
forty-four (44) cartage employees. ROAD PRESENT
OPERATION Chicago,
Ill. is an
established over-the-road domicile with single man and sleeper
team operations with primaries as established by previous
Changes of Operation. PROPOSED
OPERATION
CINCINNATI, OHIO PRESENT
OPERATION Cincinnati,
OH currently serves as a Velocity Sort Center and Corridor
Hub. PROPOSED
OPERATION ·
As a result of
this Change of Operations the Cincinnati, OH Velocity Sort
Center will be plus thirty-nine (39) cartage employees.
ROAD PRESENT
OPERATION Cincinnati,
OH is an established over-the-road domicile with single man
operations with primaries as established by previous Changes
of Operation. PROPOSED
OPERATION ·
The company
proposes to operate the following Cincinnati, OH meet and
turns: ·
Charlotte, NC
·
Harrisburg, PA
·
Memphis, TN
·
Richmond, VA
·
As a result of
this Velocity Sort Center Change of Operations as described in
this Change of Operations, the Cincinnati, OH road operation
will be plus nine (9) road drivers. SHOP PROPOSED
OPERATION
CLEVELAND/RICHFIELD,
OHIO PRESENT
OPERATION Cleveland/Richfield,
OH currently serves as a Corridor Hub, Velocity Sort Center
and Distribution Center. PROPOSED
OPERATION ·
As a result of
this Velocity Sort Center Change of Operations as described
within, the Cleveland/Richfield, OH Velocity Sort Center will
be minus six (6) cartage employees. ROAD PRESENT
OPERATION Cleveland/Richfield,
OH is an established over-the-road domicile with single man
operations with primaries as established by previous Changes
of Operation. PROPOSED
OPERATION ·
The company
proposes to operate the following Cleveland/Richfield, OH meet
and turns: ·
Charlotte, NC
·
Maybrook, NY
·
Nashville, TN
·
Richmond, VA
·
St. Louis, MO
·
As a result of
this Velocity Sort Center Change of Operations as described
within, the Cleveland/Richfield, OH road operation will be a
minus twenty-two (22) road drivers. COLDWATER, MICHIGAN PRESENT
OPERATION Coldwater,
MI currently serves as a Velocity Sort Center PROPOSED
OPERATION · |
